Impatience and Narcissism

The Red Heads

This loose group of paintings has the common thread of red, featureless faces. Most are worked from photographs of family events.

 

 

 

"Frances at the Party" ©2009 Sara Peak Convery 18"x24" oil on masonite

 

 

 

 

 

"Men at the Party " ©2009 Sara Peak Convery 18"x 24" oil on masonite

 

 

 

The Peak Women (2009)

  

 

 

 

 

"The Sisters " ©2009 Sara Peak Convery oil on masonite 18"x24"

 

 

 

 

"2 Figure Theatre" ©2011 Sara Peak Convery oil on canvas 36"x24"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Red Head" ©2011 Sara Peak Convery 30" x 24" oil on canvas

 

 

 

 

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"Dive In" ©2010 Sara Peak Convery 36" x 18" oil on canvas

 

 

 

"The Gamut" ©2010 Sara Peak Convery 12" x 36" oil on canvas

 

 

"Chorus Line" ©2010 Sara Peak Convery 24" x 30" oil on canvas

 

 

"Hug" ©2009 Sara Peak Convery 30" x 24" oil on canvas

 

The Family Album, starting with my mother Janis

 

 

 

 

"Janis After Surgery" © 2010, oil on canvas 24"x 30"

This painting  and one one directly below came from a series of b/w photographs I took in 2007, using up my last stock of Tri X film.

 

 

"Mother" ©2010, oil on canvas 24"x30"

This painting was included in the Old Town Triangle Association Student & Faculty exhibition.

 

 

"Sitting For Me" ©2010 oil on linen 36"x 36"

Painted from life at the Old Triangle Association, Wednesday evening Oil Painting class with Robert Brasher.

 

 

 

"A Moment of Silence" © 2006 oil on masonite 24"x 36"

Inspired by a photograph taken while on vacation in Glasgow, Scotland in 2005.  We were in a tearoom and there was a moment of silence across the city in honor of those killed in the subway bombings just days before.

 

 

"Mom at Peggy's Cove" © 2007 oil on canvas 22" x 24"

 

 

"Janis's Wedding Jacket" 2009 oil on canvasboard 16"x20"

 

 

 

 

 

"Refreshments" © 2009 oil on canvasboard 12" x 16"

From a snapshot taken at my parents' wedding in 1966.

 

 

 

"March 6, 1966" ©2009 oil on canvas

Combining two images from my parents' wedding album.

 

 

 

"Legs" ©2009 oil on canvas 18" x 36"

Completed in about an hour, also from parent's wedding--the receiving line.

 

 

 Want to know more about Janis? Go to Grass Widow Sod Widow blog for info about upcoming documentary "I Never Said I Wasn't Happy".